“Ive been coaching folks on net use that simply do not understand about pop ups & no matter how many times i warn “DONT CLICK ON OR OPEN THEM”

i get many a call asking to bail them out again. & update thier anti virus – chase away worms n spyware for them again.

Ive set them up with ad aware 6 to scan [updated & ran for them] AVG all on line & going. Then MSN popup blocker [which worked while i was there] but now 2 days after it was going i get another call & e-mail

these are simple folks needing very simple solutions to block all pop ups,If possible ? Im not bothered by them myself. with me its like cruising the freeway – your bound to hit a bill board now n then

i just get up & go on.

but theses folks actually believe the ads are from good true people :~O wow woul raising thier security settings to high help? They are running IE 6 on Win ME

help me help them,Please. thanks a bunch”

Answer from headdead

“Have you tried the google toolbar, it has a good popup blocker and is free.

Or another that I use on ME and 98SE PCs;

http://www.panicware.com/product_psfree.html”

Answer from solutn_searchr

“Mozilla Firefox

Opera

Both are great free browsers. Both support popup blocking.I personally prefer Opera, but that’s my taste.Try them out.”

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